Jon Wlasiuk
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Jon Wlasiuk
@riotnerrrd.bsky.social
Historian, author, rust belt enjoyer
Thank you for voicing some of these thoughts. I'm party to the lawsuit as well and it pains me to think that writing that came at the cost of my mental health is enriching venture capitalists.
October 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
When I told the social worker/counselor my education and profession they straight up told me "I don't know what to do with you."

Me neither 😂
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
When I lady sought unemployment when my teaching contract expired at OSU, I was sent an automated email asking if I had considered getting a college degree. 💀
September 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
August 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
💛 Looking back, I was still finding my way as an educator when I taught those courses and worried that I learned more than you did. I'm working on taking the lessons from the "new" western history and applying them to the Midwest.
July 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Upgrade
June 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Leto is a deal-breaker. I can't watch this.
April 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Gateway to the Alex Jones/Pizzagate/Qanon world of today.
April 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Spending my Friday night reading Debra Fleming's excellent GHOSTS OF AN OLD FOREST. Thanks for selling me a copy!
April 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Cowards.
March 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My dissertation (and first book) did examine the creation of SOME of their infrastructure as a by-product of the growing petroleum industry during the Gilded Age. Particularly, the culverting of the Kingsbury and Walworth Runs, the creation of the lake crib, and the necessity of water treatment.
March 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM